UFC 285: Who's next for Jon Jones, Ciryl Gane, Bo Nickal and more
UFC 285 delivered. From the dominant return of Jon Jones to the shocking upset victory for Alexa Grasso, the fight night in Las Vegas was electric Saturday.
The 2023 version of Jones looked a lot like every other version of Jones. He was precise, mobile and showed that the change of weight class wouldn't factor into his in-cage ability. He locked into a guillotine submission just minutes into the main event and Ciryl Gane, trapped against the fence and being choked, tapped quickly. As the new heavyweight champion, Jones is back on top of the UFC.
Before Jones reclaimed his throne, it was the dethroning of Valentina Shevchenko that turned Vegas upside down. After losing the second and third round due to an incessant ground attack from Shevchenko, Grasso, in a shockingly quick manner, locked in a rear naked choke and secured a submission win of her own.
Marc Raimondi puts the wins of Grasso and Bo Nickal in perspective, while Brett Okamoto plays matchmaker and lines up who could be next for the new champions and other standouts on the card.
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If the pay-per-view is purchased, all fights from UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane will be available to watch on ESPN+.
• Ciryl Gane vs. Jon Jones • Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso • Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Geoff Neal • Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner • Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett • Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones • Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis • Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas • Julian Marquez vs. Marc-Andre Barriault • Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan • Mana Martinez vs. Cameron Saaiman • Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci • Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Farid Basharat • Esteban Ribovics vs. Loik Radzhabov
Watch the complete card on ESPN+ PPV